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Scientific Conferences

Marko NieminenProfessor of usability and user interfaces

Software Business and Engineering LaboratoryP.O.Box 9210, FIN-02015 TKK, FINLAND

T-0.7050 Introduction to Postgraduate Studies in Computer Science

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Academic Publications

� Books, edited books, readings

� Journals

� Workshop reports

� Conferences

� Summer schools

� even ”Expos”

� Quality publications to be included in thesis

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Motivation: why conferences are important for postgraduate students?

� They provide opportunities for students to make contact with leading researchers, practitioners and designers.

� They provide opportunity for students to present / discuss about their research and postgraduate studies.

� They provide opportunity to hear interesting state-of-the-art keynote presentations

� They present the latest developments in the research field.

� Conference papers contribute to your thesis and promote your postgraduate studies (article dissertations).

� Often arranged in exotic places ☺

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Different Types of Conferences

� Conferences: acceptance via

� Abstract submissions

� Full paper submissions

� Workshops (� position papers)

� Summer schools (� research plan / position paper / research paper)

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Submission Categories

� Workshop papers: A position paper is generally 2-4 pages long and outlines the submitter's views on the workshop theme and the reasons for the submitter's interest in the topic.

� Demonstrations: Demonstrations offer an opportunity to present an technology concept, system, technique, or methodology.

� Posters & Short papers: Posters (& interactive posters) are visual presentations of work and are displayed throughout the conference. Short papers (1-3 pages) are presented in technical sessions. Often they describe interesting ongoing work.

� Abstracts & Extended Abstracts: Abstracts present contributions to research, development and/or practice. Abstracts are usually 300-600 words long and ext. abstracts 600-1200 words long.

� Full papers: Papers present contributions to research, development and/or practice. Full papers are usually 4-12 pages long.

� Videos, Sketches, Guerilla Studio, Emerging Technologies, Case Studies, Industrial papers, Expo (SIGGRAPH, MobileHCI, ...)

� E.g. http://www.mobilehci09.org/home/call-for-papers

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Submission Procedure

� Submission of abstract, paper, etc. and mentoring request if available

� Submissions are reviewed by conference program committee and/or experts.

� Notification of review outcome: (rejected/ conditionally accepted/ accepted)

� Final modifications to the paper.

� Submission of final contributions (”camera ready copies”) that will be published in conference proceedings.

� Presentation at the conference (slides, videos, etc.)

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Examples of Paper Submission Timetables

� HCI International 2009

� From first submission to final submission: 3 months

� From first submission to conference presentation: 7.5 months

� http://www.hcii2009.org

� CHI 2009

� From first submission to final submission: 4.0 months

� From first submission to conference presentation:7.0 months

� http://www.chi2009.org/Authors/

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Example Procedure

� HCI International 2009

� http://www.hcii2009.org/submission_deadlines.html

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Example Procedure

� MobileHCI 2009

� http://www.mobilehci09.org/

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Preparing a Submission i.e. SO HOW DO I WRITE AN ABSTRACT?

� STEP 1: Read the Conference Guidelines carefully

� STEP 2: Decide which Subject Stream your presentation fits into (“including but not limited to”)

� STEP 3: Write a Title

� STEP 4: Choose which FORMAT best suits your submission

� STEP 5: Write a Description of your presentation (The Abstract)

� (STEP 6: Write a Short Biography of yourself)

http://www.mt2002.org/Writing%20an%20Abstract.htm

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Conference Presentation

� Prepare a presentation of your article. Usually the presentation is 10-20 minutes long.

� Keep in mind:

� Be sure that your presentation is easy to understand for the entire audience, especially non-native English speaking attendees

� Communicate the main points of your accepted submission

� Try to make the presentation interesting and valuable to the audience

� Be prepared for questions

� Practice your presentation in front of a friendly but critical audience

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Conference Bonuses

� Best-paper awards: ”fame, honor, and money”

� Journals: A selection of papers from a conference will be submitted for publishing in some international journal

� Good and appropriately reviewed conference papers contribute to your thesis!